The VCT Americas Stage 2 grand final is set. With LOUD LOUD Brazil Rank #1 lukxo Lucca Travaioli DaviH David Cruz Darker Sebastián Castro Cicuamia erde Roberto Lobos tkzin Enzo Zimiani loan cauanzin Cauan Pereira 's 3-2 victory against NRG NRG North America Rank #2 keiko Georgio Sanassy brawk Brock Somerhalder mada Adam Pampuch skuba Logan Jenkins Ethan Ethan Arnold , the Brazilian organization booked a place in the grand final against 100 Thieves 100 Thieves North America Rank #1 Cryocells Matthew Panganiban Asuna Peter Mazuryk vora Jordan Pulwer Timotino Timothée Lavigne Dupont bang Sean Bezerra in front of the São Paulo crowd. The win also qualified LOUD for Champions Shanghai, marking the organization's first Champions appearance since 2023.

Abyss

NRG already guaranteed its place at Champions, but LOUD's season was on the line in this lower final matchup. The series started on Abyss, where LOUD looked extremely comfortable in previous matches against both NRG and G2. LOUD kept their double-Duelist composition centered around tkzin 's Neon and lukxo 's Yoru. NRG completely changed their composition, opting for Vyse and Harbor instead of the Omen and Viper composition they used in their previous meeting with LOUD.

LOUD's white-hot form carried into the pistol round, as the Brazilian side won a near-flawless opener. NRG quickly put that fire out with a surprise Stinger force-buy, capped by a brawk clutch. Ethan 's IGLing proved too much for LOUD, as NRG's relentless attack powered a 9-3 first-half lead.

A pistol round win gave LOUD the perfect opportunity to mount a comeback. And that it did. A lukxo 1v2 and continued B-site executes tied the map at 9-9. LOUD extended the streak to take an 11-9 lead, but a keiko 1v1 kept NRG's hopes on map one alive. That clutch proved to be NRG's final round win, as LOUD closed out Abyss, NRG's map pick, 13-10.

LOUD's run has been characterized by different players stepping up. This time, erde , topped the leaderboard with a server-high 1.4 rating and a 22/17/10 KDA.

Sunset

LOUD entered their pick of Sunset looking to take a commanding 2-0 lead. Unlike Abyss, Sunset's first half was a close battle. NRG opened their account with a pistol round win before converting the second-round bonus. LOUD responded with three rounds of their own, followed by the two teams trading rounds six and seven. A trademark Chamber 3K from lukxo secured a 6-6 tie at halftime.

If LOUD's attack powered their Abyss win, their defense carried them on Sunset. NRG won the second-half pistol round but collapsed in the following round, allowing LOUD to steal a thrifty round and string together three consecutive round wins. A near-flawless round sparked a two-round response from NRG, but it wasn't enough. LOUD stole another thrifty behind a clean erde 3K with the Bandit, then won the next three rounds to close out their map pick 13-9.

This time, Controller player Darker led the way with a 1.58 rating and 25/14/12 KDA on Omen.

Summit

NRG's map pick of Summit followed. Both teams had experience on the newest map to enter Valorant, with LOUD beating G2 in their last meeting. NRG had yet to play Summit in the playoffs but went undefeated on the map during the Stage 2 group stage.

NRG entered with no compositional changes, while LOUD stuck with the double-Sentinel composition that defeated G2. Even with limited site-clearing utility on their attack side because of Sage and Chamber, LOUD hit the gas, racing out to a 6-1 start. The two sides traded the final rounds of the half, but LOUD still secured a decisive 8-4 lead.

In the second half, NRG's attack quickly erased that lead. A pistol round win sparked four straight rounds, tying the map 8-8. LOUD finally derailed NRG's consistent A-site executes, with erde and tkzin anchoring the site. After the round loss on A, NRG pivoted to repeatedly attacking lukxo on B before one final A-site hit sealed a 13-9 win.

brawk topped the leaderboard for NRG, posting a 1.54 rating and 20/13/10 KDA on Sova.

Haven

LOUD felt the pressure heading into their map pick of Haven. The map featured mirrored compositions, with both sides running Neon and Phoenix as their double-Duelist pairing alongside Chamber, Omen, and Sova.

Following a familiar pattern in the series, NRG won the first two rounds before LOUD quickly responded with three of their own. NRG's successful retakes and site holds helped the North American organization win six of the final seven rounds of the half, securing a comfortable 8-4 lead at halftime. mada , skuba and brawk combined for 33 kills in the first half.

NRG's imposing defense transformed into a relentless attack in the second half of Haven. Another pistol round win, followed by a bonus conversion and a thrifty, stretched their advantage to an imposing 11-4. A tkzin ace woke up the Brazilian crowd and looked like the spark LOUD needed to mount a comeback. NRG quickly lulled the crowd back to sleep, winning the next two rounds to force one final map for a spot in the grand final.

Ethan and skuba commanded the leaderboard with 18 kills apiece, playing a crucial role in NRG's dominance.

Lotus

The series came down to Lotus. A LOUD win would book the Brazilian side a trip to Shanghai for Champions. Both teams opted for single-Duelist compositions, with LOUD sticking to tkzin 's Neon and mada playing Raze for NRG. NRG entered Lotus on a 12-map win streak.

LOUD took the pistol round, a rare occurrence in this series, and used that momentum to control the first half. NRG's retakes weren't enough as LOUD made C-site their home, building a promising 9-3 lead.

The pattern continued in the second half. A pistol round win, bonus conversion, and third straight round gave LOUD complete control. Strong play from top to bottom kept NRG from winning another round after their third. LOUD closed out Lotus 13-3, securing a place in the Stage 2 grand final and qualifying for Champions Shanghai in front of hundreds of Brazilian fans in São Paulo.

Despite losing the series, brawk led all players with a 1.17 rating. LOUD's IGL erde followed closely with a 1.16 rating.

LOUD will meet 100 Thieves in the grand final, where the winner will claim the Stage 2 title and earn advantageous seeding heading into Champions Shanghai.